CURRENT MISSION

See the world and eat the food!

ABOUT ME

I'm a 28 year old lady from Seattle, Washington traveling through Europe. I'm really friendly and excited to have an adventure! I only speak English and just a little bit of Spanish, but I'm getting familiar with Greek, Italian and French.

PHILOSOPHY

Sense of urgency.
Make it nice.
Posture up.

Each of the above phrases came from three different but excellent chefs, and they influence much of what I do, in and out of the kitchen. I love talking about these guys - they're my heroes, so ask away!

carpe diem. we're lucky enough to get to be alive and as well as we are, if we are. so get out and LIVE.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just finished my first surfing session in Athens, Greece - and it was WONDERFUL! I loved getting to hang out with a local and her friends, and really getting to know what living in Athens is about. When I get back home I'll be sure to pay it forward!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's great so far!

Interests

food.
street art.
laughing.
outdoorsiness.

Also, comedy. I love really witty, well-informed comedy. Think John Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert. Dry humor too.

But bad jokes and puns still get me.

• arts
• street art
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Big Lebowski
Django Unchained
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars (IV, V and VI)
Finding Nemo
Casino
The Godfather (I and II)
The Departed
Forrest Gump
O Brother Where Art Thou?

Books:

The Omnivore's Dilemma
House of Leaves
Harry Potter
New American Chef
The Flavor Bible
Kitchen Confidential
Devil in the Kitchen
Fast Food Nation
Charcuterie (Ruhlman)
Nickel and Dimed

Music:

Ida Maria
The Black Keys
The White Stripes
Lady Gaga
Frank Sinatra
Maria Callas
Dean Martin
Lorde
Santigold
MIA
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
GreenDay
Nelly
Ludacris
Man Man
Andrew Bird
Bela Fleck
Justin Timberlake
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Regina Specktor
San Cicso
Nancy Sinatra

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

a lightning storm at the top of Mt. Vesuvius. I've never been IN a thunder cloud before, and probably ought not to again :)

Teach, Learn, Share

let's cook and have some wine and beer!